Monday 23 May 2011

P8 UNDERTAKE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TASKS ON A STANDALONE COMPUTER SYSTEM.

Back up media: to backup your media files you have to select the files you want, copy them and past them to the desired destination you want.


Deleting temp files: to start the application click the start button, all programs, system tools and then disc cleanup.

 The disc clean-up application will open up and you then select the folders and files you want to delete, then click OK and the application will delete the selected folders, when the folders have been deleted you simply close the program and open the recycling bin and permanently delete the files from the bin.


Defragment computer: To defragment your computer you have to go to the start menu, all programs, accessories, system tools then disk defragmenter.

First make sure your data is backed up on another hard drive then close all programs currently open, then select the drive you want to defragment and click the defragment button and let the application do its job. When the defrag has finished just close the application and you’re done.

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